What color is #EB84F5?

#EB84F5 is a light, vivid magenta known as Pinkling. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Pinkling?

The RGB value is 235, 132, 245: 235 red, 132 green and 245 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Pinkling?

The complementary color is #8EF584, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #EB84F5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.15:1 and white text 2.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Pinkling color: hex code #EB84F5

#EB84F5 rgb(235, 132, 245)

Shades of purple

Pinkling has the hex code #EB84F5. It is a light, vivid magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 92.2% red, 51.8% green and 96.1% blue (235, 132, 245).

Its hue angle is 295°, with 85% saturation and 74% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 46% magenta, 0% yellow and 4% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.15:1).

Pinkling (#EB84F5) color codes

HEX	`#EB84F5`
RGB	`rgb(235, 132, 245)`
RGB percent	`rgb(92.2%, 51.8%, 96.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(295, 85%, 74%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(295, 46%, 96%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 46%, 0%, 4%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.01, 55.78, -40.19)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.01, 68.75, 324.23)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(58.992, 40.76, 91.129)`
Decimal	`15434997`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Pinkling, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #EB84F5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.15:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.29:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EB84F5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.29:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.15:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #EB84F5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #eb84f5; }
.text { color: #eb84f5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #eb84f5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(235 132 245 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #eb84f5, #f584c7); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Heliotrope.

See #EB84F5 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #EB84F5?: #EB84F5 is a light, vivid magenta known as Pinkling. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Pinkling?: The RGB value is 235, 132, 245: 235 red, 132 green and 245 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Pinkling?: The complementary color is #8EF584, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EB84F5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.15:1 and white text 2.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.